Japanese hai vs Cantonese hai

[dojee]

hi again.
i'm wondering if the japanese and the cantonese hai (yes/it is) are related?
thank you.

 

[Glenn]

They both mean "yes," so they're related in that way. I'm not sure about the etymology of はい, though, so I can't say whether it is related in an any more significant way to 是的 than just coincidence.

 

[Keiichi]

Meaning "yes," then they are. But I've seen the Japanese hai used in a way (as a question, like "what?" or "say that again?") that Cantonese doesn't seem to use, for example:
A-san: You're going to die.
B-san: hai?
A-san: Oh, nothing.

 

[Golgo_13]

I have heard from a resident in Hong Kong that it is common nowadays for the young people of Hong Kong to add "ne?" to the end of their speech to sound like Japanese.

I thought the use of "Hai" was another example of a japanese word being incorporated into the Cantonese dialect but I guess not.

 

[bossel]

hi again.
i'm wondering if the japanese and the cantonese hai (yes/it is) are related?
thank you.

Don't know about the etymology, but you may find this interesting:
http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/topic-1-11654-11654.htm

 

[Keiichi]

I'm pretty familiar with Cantonese. There are a lot of similarities. Of course with onyomi readings, there are even more similarities.

 

[Wakaranai]

I have heard from a resident in Hong Kong that it is common nowadays for the young people of Hong Kong to add "ne?" to the end of their speech to sound like Japanese.

I thought the use of "Hai" was another example of a japanese word being incorporated into the Cantonese dialect but I guess not.

Are you trying to make a joke Golgo_13

Hai + ne = Haine as in a butt lol

My Haine is getting fat. Sorry my mind is not ok I have issues.

 

[dojee]

I have heard from a resident in Hong Kong that it is common nowadays for the young people of Hong Kong to add "ne?" to the end of their speech to sound like Japanese.

you mean 呢?
correct me if i'm wrong, but haven't HK people always used that in end of sentences?

 

[Golgo_13]

Are you trying to make a joke Golgo_13
.

No. They were two separate and unrelated statements

you mean 呢?
correct me if i'm wrong, but haven't HK people always used that in end of sentences?

I don't know the kanji for it. I will try to get the link where the person states they like using the suffix to try to sound Japanese.